In rats, intranigral and intrahippocampal microinjections of DSIP and its analogs had anticonvulsant effects against picrotoxin-induced epileptic activity.
In plain wordsIn rats, DSIP and its analogs injected into the brain reduced seizure activity caused by picrotoxin.
- Outcome
- DecreasePicrotoxin-induced epileptic activity
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
picrotoxin- and kainate-induced epileptic activity- Outcome group
- Neuroprotection · Nervous system and cognition
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · intranigral and intrahippocampal microinjectionAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
Intranigral and intrahippocampal microinjections of peptide and its analogs were found to have anticonvulsant effects against both picrotoxin- and kainate-induced epileptic activity.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Experiments on rats were carried out to study the effects of administration of delta-sleep-inducing peptide (DSIP) and its analogs (9-14) into the reticular part of the substantia nigra and ventral hippocampus on picrotoxin- and kainate-induced epileptic activity.